Crucial Quote
“He didn’t make excuses. He didn’t shift blame. He simply talked about the miscalculated turn, something no pilot ever wants to experience, especially one who has dedicated his life to flying at the highest level of precision. More than anything, he talked about the weight he’s been carrying since that moment,” Salzman wrote on Facebook.
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Tangent
Eric Trump blamed the media for backlash to the flyover in a post on X, writing, alongside a video of the demonstration, “can’t stand the manufactured outrage by the low-T mainstream media. This was undoubtedly the highlight of these people’s day…” Trump’s comment followed Hegseth’s announcement earlier last week that the military would begin testing all U.S. service members 30 and older for “testosterone deficiency” on an annual basis, a policy that appears to align with Hegseth’s push to make the military more masculine and his opposition to women serving in combat roles.
Key Background
Navy Secretary Hung Cao said there would be “No reprimands. No firings. No problem,” writing on X on Thursday with a video of the Blue Angels flyover, “That’s the sound of Freedom! Semper fi and Hooyah.” The demonstration is one of several controversial flyovers in recent months. Hegseth reversed the suspension of eight Apache pilots who flew attack helicopters at low altitude over the South Carolina coast during a Fourth of July demonstration and he also defended two Army pilots who hovered their helicopters near singer and Trump ally Kid Rock’s Nashville, Tennessee, home in March.
further reading
‘No Reprimands’ For Blue Angels Flyover That Ripped Past Pensacola Beach, Navy Secretary Says (Forbes)
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Pete Hegseth Unsuspends Air Crew That Flew Helicopters By Kid Rock’s Home (Forbes)
Army Launches Investigation Into Helicopter Flyby At Kid Rock’s Nashville Home (Forbes)
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